Every spring, melting snow and heavy rainfall brings a higher risk of flooding and riverbank erosion to parts of Canada. Bank erosion is responsible for a significant portion of annual flood damage in Canada, with […]
Rainfall can have dramatic effects on the microbial communities living in urban lakes, a new paper published in the Journal of Applied Microbiology reveals.This article was originally published on this website.
Have you ever happened across a body of water completely covered in a mysterious green slime?This article was originally published on this website.
At a school in Malmö, Sweden, skateboarding is on the curriculum. John Dahlquist, vice principal of Bryggeriets High School, teaches skate classes and brings lessons from skateboarding into other subjects. By encouraging teenagers to have […]
Grade inflation happens when teachers knowingly give a student a mark higher than deserved. It can also happen indirectly, when the level of difficulty of a course is deliberately lowered so students achieve higher grades.This […]
Scared of spiders, storms, dogs or more recently, mushrooms? New research reveals the surprising consequences of biophobias and calls for an innovative approach to treatment.This article was originally published on this website.
As Australia’s transition to renewable energy accelerates with increased momentum, the wind energy industry must be guided by strong ecological evidence to avoid unintended harm to wildlife, according to new research from Monash University.This article […]
Spotted in Barbour County, Alabama, just over the Chattahoochee River from Georgia, Africanized bees—a hybrid between European and African honey bees—are known for their aggression and ability to sting people to death. The Alabama county […]
How do students decide whether to attend a course online or on site? Researchers from the Professorship of Adult Education/Continuing Education at the University of Würzburg have investigated this.This article was originally published on this […]
Protected areas are crucial for wildlife conservation, but many are under unprecedented pressure associated with exponential human population growth in West Africa. In Togo, two national parks that previously hosted iconic African wildlife have been […]
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